Crowds gather between Eighth Street and 888 Brannan Street which was scene of a double shooting at an apparent robbery at the Jewelry Mart on Friday, July 12, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif.

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Sargent David Almaguer patrols the scene of a double shooting at an apparent robbery at the Jewelry Mart on 888 Brannan Street on Friday, July 12, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif.

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Police officers and other FBI officials have discussions between Eighth Street and 888 Brannan by the Jewelry Mart which was scene of a double shooting at an apparent robbery at the South of Market jewelry store on Friday, July 12, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif.

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Police officers and other FBI officials have discussions between...

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Police officers have discussions between Eighth Street and 888 Brannan by the Jewelry Mart which was scene of a double shooting at an apparent robbery at the South of Market jewelry store on Friday, July 12, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif.

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A police officer carries weapons at scene of a double shooting and robbery at a South of Market jewelry store.

The 23-year-old held in connection with the killing of two female clerks inside a crowded San Francisco jewelry mart Friday was involved in a violent 2009 confrontation with Antioch police that left him with gunshot wounds and charges that he tried to run over an officer with his car.

Court records and Antioch police confirm that Barry B. White Jr. was 19 when he was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon while trying to escape from a cul-de-sac and flee police.

According to court documents from the case, which is ongoing, White and two friends were turned away from the entrance to a private, sweet 16 party at the Women's Club in Antioch the night of the confrontation. An argument ensued, and one of the three men who were rebuffed threatened the party's bouncer with a pump-action shotgun.

Police were summoned and found White and his two friends in a white Nissan, at the end of a dead-end street not far from the party. Police blocked the street with their patrol car, drew their weapons and demanded all three exit the car.

White stepped on the gas and came directly toward one officer, according to police. The officer jumped out of the way and fired. White careened into a patrol car, then crashed into a concrete pillar, and the three men got out and ran, police said.

Lawsuit alleges police brutality

White was found hiding nearby in the bushes, with gunshot wounds to his head, ear and back. After three days in the hospital, he was arrested and then charged with assault with a deadly weapon upon a police officer and resisting arrest.

In August 2011, White and one of his companions filed their own lawsuit citing police brutality, underscoring prejudice toward African Americans. Their case is pending, waiting for the outcome of their criminal trials.

White's attorney, Jivaka Candappa of Oakland, declined comment Sunday but said in court documents that his client had his hands in the air and his back to the police when he was shot.

On Sunday, White was in San Francisco County Jail, booked on two counts of murder and seven counts of attempted murder after allegedly using a revolver and a knife inside the Victoga jewelry store at 888 Brannan St., killing two clerks and injuring the store owner. White is also accused of opening fire on six officers who responded, none of whom was injured.

Investigators don't yet know what motivated the attack and believe it wasn't robbery. White had at least one business transaction at the store before the rampage, according to San Francisco police Officer Gordon Shyy.

Police recovered a revolver and a folding knife believed to be the homicide weapons, as well as a Soviet-style semi-automatic rifle that was found in the backseat of White's car near the San Francisco Giftcenter & Jewelrymart. The rifle was taken to investigators for processing to determine if it was loaded, Shyy said.

Relatives mourn shooting victims

Family members of victim Lina Lim, 51, of Daly City stayed behind locked gates at their home Sunday and did not return phone calls.

Relatives of slain Khin Min, 35, of San Francisco lit a small cauldron in her living room Sunday to burn joss paper - small squares of rice paper with gold leaf that in the Chinese tradition ensure spirits of the deceased can purchase necessities in the afterlife.

"We just don't know what happened," said one family member, who declined to give her name.